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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
Get outside this summer and enjoy the pleasures of the drive-in theater, whether on National Drive-in Day or any other time they’re showing movies, serving up goodies, and bringing folks together.
Posted in Bittersweet Places, Business Matters, Documentary, For the Children, Media Coverage, Mendota an' Movies, Preservation, Public Events, Theatres & Venues |
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Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Select movie listings for June 2-8, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!
Posted in Calendar du C-U |
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Thursday, June 1st, 2023
We pause to reflect on those who did not get to share their creativity, compassion, and community with the rest of us in 2023, except for in the memories and legacies they’ve left in our care.
Posted in Alums Done Good, Gone Hollywood, Media Coverage, Mendota an' Movies, Personalities du C-U, Sad Places |
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Saturday, May 27th, 2023
Select movie listings for May 26-June 1, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?
Posted in Calendar du C-U, Confidential Almanac |
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Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Select movie listings for May 19-25, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!
Posted in Calendar du C-U |
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Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Patricia A. Pellow, your humble editor’s mother, passed away on December 26 of last year at age 78. Here are a few belated words in her memory.
Posted in JP Confidential, Sad Places |
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Sunday, May 14th, 2023
Carl W. Pellow, Jr., your humble editor’s stepfather, passed away a year ago at age 74. Here are a few belated words in his memory.
Posted in Bittersweet Places, JP Confidential |
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Friday, May 12th, 2023
Select movie listings for May 12-18, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?
Posted in Calendar du C-U, Confidential Almanac |
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Thursday, May 11th, 2023
The Normal Theater in downtown Normal, Illinois, will allow local filmmaker Paul A. Brooks and friends to unleash HUNTING FOR THE HAG on their silver screen on May 12, 2023. Dare to dig the Hag!
Posted in Alums Done Good, Article du C-U, Happy Places, News du C-U, Production Updates, Public Events |
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Saturday, May 6th, 2023
Select movie listings for May 5-11, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?
Posted in Calendar du C-U, Confidential Almanac |
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Here’s a CUBlog sequel you didn’t see coming! Whether you read or appreciated the original, our revised link-list of Tubi fare illustrating the histories of Ebertfest and Confidential will thrill you.
Posted in Area Festivals, Documentary, Films in Retrospect, Gone Hollywood, Roger Ebert, Streaming Cinema, Videos du C-U |
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Monday, May 1st, 2023
Select movie listings for April 28-May 4, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?
Posted in Calendar du C-U, Confidential Almanac |
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Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Wouldn’t be prudent for us to promote this weekend’s UIUC and ISU student film shows without honoring the 50th anniversary of the UI student-made ‘MaGuffin’ and SHOT as well. Get learned!
Posted in Alums Done Good, Area Festivals, Cinema Discourse, Competition du C-U, Education/Classes, Ones That Got Away?, Preservation, Print Matter du C-U, Public Events, Student Film, The Old School |
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
Select movie listings for April 21-27, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!
Posted in Calendar du C-U |
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is set to captivate Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, for Year 23 from April 18-22, 2023. Here are the base details and important resources for you to know.
Posted in Area Festivals, Gone Hollywood, Media Coverage, Public Events, Roger Ebert, Theatres & Venues |
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